Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. VIII
Written by Minodora AILENEI (RADU), Oprea RADU, Daniel BUCUR, Razvan Ionut TEODORESCU
The improvement of the conditions of plant growth and development and raising the productive capacity of soils following the application of hydro and agropedoameliorative works, allowed the cultivation of large areas of land with grazing and hay fields and the possibility of cultivating a wide range of agricultural plants. This paper presents a study carried out on a surface arranged with drainage works with the current use of grazing field and exploited as arable between 1978 and 1992. Repeated and uncontrolled passing of the animals over the channel network through unarranged areas led to the acceleration of the bank erosion and the strong clogging of the channels with negative influence on the functional efficiency of the drainage network. The non-rational grazing, both on the overwet soil and over the periods affected by water deficiency, caused the destruction of the vegetal cover. The prolongation of humidity excess and water stagnation in microdepressions formed on the drained surface favoured the installation of low-quality hygrophilous vegetation.
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